Evenly matched teams: Walsall vs Bradford City match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 27.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Banks's Stadium

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League Two table so far. Here's the Walsall - Bradford City latest:

Insights:
  • Bradford City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Walsall nor Bradford City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Walsall form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Walsall at their home stadium (Banks's Stadium) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Walsall, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The Walsall fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Banks's Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Newport County (placed 6th). Before that, Walsall played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Stevenage.

There will be little rest for Walsall after this match as they are travelling to Exeter City for a League Two game in only three days.

The Walsall fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 16 matches. Walsall have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Bradford City form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Bradford City playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Bradford City have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Sam Hornby. It's been 261 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.

Callum Cooke scored in Bradford's previous match, the home game against Leyton Orient that ended 1-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Cheltenham Town with the score of 2-0.

A new game in only three days for Bradford City, the League Two home match versus Mansfield Town. Busy days.

Bradford City have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Bradford in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Bradford City - Walsall 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Walsall wins - draws - Bradford City wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityL. Novak
L. Novak
6 goals
WalsallC. Lavery
C. Lavery
5 goals
WalsallJ. Gordon
J. Gordon
4 goals

Walsall missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 16 5 Played P 3 14 28
8 5 3 Won W 0 5 11
13 5 0 Drew D 1 3 7
8 6 2 Lost L 2 6 10
35 16 6 Scored S 1 17 32
38 19 6 Conceded C 3 18 31
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
83% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 64% 61%
38% 31% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
21% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 21%
7% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 4%
69% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 46%
10% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 29%
24% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.4 1.2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
11.3 12 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 10.6 11
3.9 4.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.6 4.1
31% 24% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 33% 28%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 31 15 7 9 47 29 16 8 5 3 22 13 15 7 2 6 25 16 18 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 29 14 9 6 40 29 14 6 5 3 19 16 15 8 4 3 21 13 11 51
3 Cheltenham Town 29 14 8 7 38 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 18 11 12 50
4 Morecambe 30 14 7 9 41 41 14 7 4 3 19 16 16 7 3 6 22 25 0 49
5 Tranmere Rovers 29 14 6 9 40 36 15 8 1 6 24 18 14 6 5 3 16 18 4 48
6 Newport County 29 13 8 8 38 31 14 8 3 3 17 14 15 5 5 5 21 17 7 47
7 Exeter City 28 12 10 6 51 35 14 8 2 4 29 16 14 4 8 2 22 19 16 46
8 Salford City 29 12 9 8 39 25 15 7 8 0 26 11 14 5 1 8 13 14 14 45
9 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 8 10 38 40 16 6 4 6 18 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -2 44
10 Carlisle United 26 13 4 9 37 27 13 9 1 3 27 16 13 4 3 6 10 11 10 43
11 Bradford City 28 11 7 10 32 31 14 6 4 4 15 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 1 40
12 Leyton Orient 29 11 6 12 35 31 15 7 4 4 22 13 14 4 2 8 13 18 4 39
13 Harrogate Town 30 11 6 13 34 37 14 4 4 6 11 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -3 39
14 Crawley Town 28 10 8 10 38 37 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 4 4 6 17 22 1 38
15 Walsall 29 8 13 8 35 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 13 3 8 2 19 19 -3 37
16 Scunthorpe United 28 11 2 15 31 37 14 6 2 6 18 19 14 5 0 9 13 18 -6 35
17 Oldham Athletic 29 10 5 14 46 53 15 4 1 10 21 27 14 6 4 4 25 26 -7 35
18 Port Vale 30 9 7 14 41 44 15 5 4 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 34
19 Mansfield Town 29 7 13 9 37 40 14 2 6 6 18 23 15 5 7 3 19 17 -3 34
20 Stevenage 31 7 13 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 16 3 7 6 11 19 -7 34
21 Colchester United 29 7 12 10 31 39 14 6 5 3 21 16 15 1 7 7 10 23 -8 33
22 Southend United 30 7 6 17 21 46 15 4 1 10 13 23 15 3 5 7 8 23 -25 27
23 Barrow 28 6 8 14 33 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 14 3 1 10 13 19 -6 26
24 Grimsby Town 28 6 6 16 22 47 14 3 4 7 11 21 14 3 2 9 11 26 -25 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 31 15 7 9 47 29 16 8 5 3 22 13 15 7 2 6 25 16 18 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 29 14 9 6 40 29 14 6 5 3 19 16 15 8 4 3 21 13 11 51
3 Cheltenham Town 29 14 8 7 38 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 18 11 12 50
4 Morecambe 30 14 7 9 41 41 14 7 4 3 19 16 16 7 3 6 22 25 0 49
5 Tranmere Rovers 29 14 6 9 40 36 15 8 1 6 24 18 14 6 5 3 16 18 4 48
6 Newport County 29 13 8 8 38 31 14 8 3 3 17 14 15 5 5 5 21 17 7 47
7 Exeter City 28 12 10 6 51 35 14 8 2 4 29 16 14 4 8 2 22 19 16 46
8 Salford City 29 12 9 8 39 25 15 7 8 0 26 11 14 5 1 8 13 14 14 45
9 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 8 10 38 40 16 6 4 6 18 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -2 44
10 Carlisle United 26 13 4 9 37 27 13 9 1 3 27 16 13 4 3 6 10 11 10 43
11 Bradford City 28 11 7 10 32 31 14 6 4 4 15 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 1 40
12 Leyton Orient 29 11 6 12 35 31 15 7 4 4 22 13 14 4 2 8 13 18 4 39
13 Harrogate Town 30 11 6 13 34 37 14 4 4 6 11 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -3 39
14 Crawley Town 28 10 8 10 38 37 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 4 4 6 17 22 1 38
15 Walsall 29 8 13 8 35 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 13 3 8 2 19 19 -3 37
16 Scunthorpe United 28 11 2 15 31 37 14 6 2 6 18 19 14 5 0 9 13 18 -6 35
17 Oldham Athletic 29 10 5 14 46 53 15 4 1 10 21 27 14 6 4 4 25 26 -7 35
18 Port Vale 30 9 7 14 41 44 15 5 4 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 34
19 Mansfield Town 29 7 13 9 37 40 14 2 6 6 18 23 15 5 7 3 19 17 -3 34
20 Stevenage 31 7 13 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 16 3 7 6 11 19 -7 34
21 Colchester United 29 7 12 10 31 39 14 6 5 3 21 16 15 1 7 7 10 23 -8 33
22 Southend United 30 7 6 17 21 46 15 4 1 10 13 23 15 3 5 7 8 23 -25 27
23 Barrow 28 6 8 14 33 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 14 3 1 10 13 19 -6 26
24 Grimsby Town 28 6 6 16 22 47 14 3 4 7 11 21 14 3 2 9 11 26 -25 24

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.